***Offical Please Play Seattle Thread****

sennin

West Side!

assasin

Is begging for it and I am one of them! Bring it

LukinFan

play Seattle

play the Gorge

LukinFan

damn, it's hard to keep this at the top. I'm actually shocked that their isn't more support for this thread

yellowledbecca

LukinFan wrote:

damn, it's hard to keep this at the top. I'm actually shocked that their isn't more support for this thread

"support" bump!

John Budge

LukinFan wrote:

damn, it's hard to keep this at the top. I'm actually shocked that their isn't more support for this thread

Maybe because they've played in the state of Wash. at least 40 times.

LukinFan

John Budge wrote:

Maybe because they've played in the state of Wash. at least 40 times.

not in awhile

truant

According to what Jeff just said on the KJR interview, a Key Arena show is not going to happen anytime soon because Seattle Center, home of the Key is "horribly mismanaged" and just "too hard to work with."

LukinFan

truant wrote:

According to what Jeff just said on the KJR interview, a Key Arena show is not going to happen anytime soon because Seattle Center, home of the Key is "horribly mismanaged" and just "too hard to work with."

that sucks, thank you for the update. Anything about a Gorge show?

truant

LukinFan wrote:

that sucks, thank you for the update. Anything about a Gorge show?

No, no more shows planned. He said they were taking some time off and then are going to work on the new record. He said he liked the White River Ampitheater and asked the interviewer if he had any suggestions of where to play in Seattle. He said to play Safeco Field since they played Fenway. Jeff corrected him and said they hadn't played Fenway, but as far as he knew they had a standing invitation and had just talked about the other day.

Wishlist5.1

At least the interview showed that PJ playing in the Seattle area is a hot topic. Its definately on peoples minds.

Now if we could just fix up the Key. Oh wait.........crap.

South of Seattle

Just do it already.

GR8Dane

South of Seattle wrote:

Just do it already.

Twice please!!!

South of Seattle

GR8Dane wrote:

Twice please!!!

Next week is almost here at least!

LukinFan

play seattle

South of Seattle

Some good nuggets from the Jeff interview about playing in Seattle.

I will provide a summary for those that didn't hear it.

- The Seattle Center/Key Arena is very difficult for anyone to work with. Which is basically why Seattle proper hasn't got a show in a while.

-He mentioned White River and the Gorge as really being the only viable options to play.

-The DJ suggested playing at Safeco because he heard about the Fenway rumor. The Fenway thing is open for PJ anytime, Theo talked to the band when they were just there.

-Jeff said they could play Safeco on their farewell tour

Wishlist5.1

No more sonics, or good places to play around Seattle. I've heard this from some of my buddies who are sound engineers. They work the smaller venues all over Seattle but the big ones dont sound great. Paramount isn't big enouph unless they play a week straight. Ive never seen a show at White River, I would love too though............hint hint......

LukinFan

So what's the story on this White River place? How big is it?

play seattle

Great White North

2000-11-06 was the last time Seattle proper was played as part of a full tour

2001-10-22-Groundworks
2002-12-05/06/08/09-Warm up shows
2003-10-22-Benaroya - small venue - acoustic
2004-09-24-Showbox - small venue - warm up
2005-09-01-Gorge - long drive from Seattle
2006-07-22/23 - Gorge - long drive from Seattle

over 200 shows played since 2000-11-06

Wishlist5.1

When I look at the above chart of where and when PJ played here last. Man........its sure brings the point that Seattle could use a show. I'm sure the cost of touring and all that are involved with the decision process....I quess shows have become like PJ posters and other PJ mechandise,........hard to come by. There rare and the days of going to a local show may be too fue and far between. Traveling seems to be the way of the future. Which (sucks cause they)cost more.

At least there boots thought.

I still feel like theres hope though.........white river never looked so good.

edderlyj

seriously? you guys are greeeeeedy. how much of the best music in the land has grown there locally and regionally and played there many more times than anywhere else on the globular.

enthusiasm is one thing, but this thread?

don't worry, they'll be home for xmas you knuckle-draggers.

Happy 4th to you and all your troops.

and peace.

Wishlist5.1

Happy Birthday America and thanks to our troops. Here here, Well said.

Other than that one statement I think your point is half right. We here in the Pacific North West do have a lot of great bands. Although many acts dont head this far up. This also can be said for other parts of the country too! So for me I try and see some small bands that people have probably never heard of at smaller venues. Some are good many are just o.k. Pearl Jam has had some shows in the Seattle Area in the fast hand full of years although they are either secrete shows, which means by the time you find out about them there sold out. Which is most fustrating because I ckeck this board every day and have some friends in the music industry. My eyes and ears are open like a tiger. The other shows sell like crazy. Grandmothers and kids alike seem to jump over fences when Pearl Jam comes arounds. I always find my self saying "where the hell have you guys been hiding." It just makes it harder to get tickets. THe Gorge which they played in 05 and 06 is about 3 hours away. Your basically travelling and having to spend hotel or camping money for a show. I think we here are just suprized that we haven't seen Pearl Jam play a tour show here in the Seattle Area in a long while. (Two shows just to make sure everyone can see ya.) At this point if I lived in California I would have been able to see them a lot more. Just a thought and point of fustration. Fustration will pass and make me party that much harder when I see them again. My old friends.

But then again aren't we all fustrated that this round of shows is over. I feel like someone pressed fast foward on my life and I missed something.

DVR is ready though for Rock Honors.

Man I wish I was wealthy I would be all over the f...ing place rocking out. 1 show for Ed, heck no. All of them. Pearl Jam....all of them. Green River...yep.

Oh..............yeh.....Green River....................

I can't wait.

LukinFan

please play seattle

tybird

Good luck with this....from the Dirty South. :cool:

LukinFan

play seattle

prince119

I am in for this, but I can't see a "showbox tour" going off since they could sell out 2 or maybe even 3 straight nights in the Key.

I would like to see the showbox stuff go down, but another back-to-back charity-fest in the Key this Dec. would be great.

Just my 2 cents.

mattseattleusa

Okum wrote:

2000-11-06 was the last time Seattle proper was played as part of a full tour

2001-10-22-Groundworks
2002-12-05/06/08/09-Warm up shows
2003-10-22-Benaroya - small venue - acoustic
2004-09-24-Showbox - small venue - warm up
2005-09-01-Gorge - long drive from Seattle
2006-07-22/23 - Gorge - long drive from Seattle

over 200 shows played since 2000-11-06

Just adding...

2005-3-18-Paramount Theater benefit show for NW School

LukinFan

damn, a showbox show would be sweet in 08

ajurlacher

Eddie Vancouver I was my first concert, going to see Green River next sunday (my 20th bday), I'm going to have crossed second base and will be rounding third.
I NEED MY PJ CHERRY POPPED!
C'mon guys, you live here for christs sake, give us a show!

inhiding 1976

Midwest Please! It's not like they live here.